--- title: "2 Dante Ferretti Quotes - Famous Scenographer (Ferretti)" description: "Dante Ferretti is an Italian production designer, art director, and costume designer. Browse 2 Dante Ferretti quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dante-ferretti-26766.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Dante Ferretti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dante-ferretti-26766.jpg) # Dante Ferretti (1943) Scenographer Italy **2** quotes in **34** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Dante Ferretti is a scenographer from Italy, best known for *Ferretti*. ## Quick Facts About Dante Ferretti Born February 26, 1943 Nationality Italy Profession Scenographer Notable works Ferretti Spouse Francesca Lo Schiavo ## About Dante Ferretti Dante Ferretti is an Italian production designer, art director, and costume designer. ## Awards & Honors Academy Award for Best Production Design Saturn Award for Best Production Design David di Donatello for Best Production Design Cinearti La chioma di Berenice Prize Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art ## Quotes by Dante Ferretti > [I didn't want to be an actor. I wanted to design historical movies like 'Ben-Hur'. I saw this as my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dante-ferretti/i-didn-t-want-to-be-an-actor-i-wanted-to-design-historical-movies/) [Dante Ferretti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dante-ferretti/) [Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5d/dante-ferretti-105682_actor_i-didn-t-want-to-be-an-actor-i-wanted-to_278593.jpg) > [I studied fine arts and architecture, but I decided to move into movie design because I grew up in a small town…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dante-ferretti/i-studied-fine-arts-and-architecture-but-i-decided-to-move-into-movie/) [Dante Ferretti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dante-ferretti/) [After](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/after/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/983/dante-ferretti-105682_after_i-studied-fine-arts-and-architecture-but_1874018.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dante-ferretti/#itemlist", "name": "Dante Ferretti Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I didn't want to be an actor. 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